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Traveling Through the Dark by William Stafford In his poem, "Traveling Through the Dark," William Stafford presents the reader with the difficulty of one man's choice. Immediately, the scene is set, with the driver, who is "traveling though the dark" (line 1) coming upon a recently killed deer. At first, his decision with what to do with the deer is easy; he knows he must push it off the edge for the safety of other motorists, but then, a closer examination of the deer reveals to the man

The textual differences between the 1599 and 1609 renditions of Shakespeare's Sonnet 138 subtly change the meaning and shift the focus of the poem. Most notably, in the 1609 rendition, more emphasis is placed on their shared complicity and Shakespeare more vividly paints his mistress as an individual opposed to a third-party construct. To begin, note the difference in lines 6-8 of both renditions: “Although I know my years be past the best, / I, smiling, credit her false-speaking tongue, / Outfacing

Sonnet 106,“When in the chronicle of wasted time,” begins with the first quatrain recounting the subjects, ladies and knights, that were used by chroniclers of the time in their writing. Similarly, the second quatrain describes the physical beauty being a focus for the poems of the writers before him which continues in the third quatrain, expressing the prosperity of the writers by giving credit to fate due to them lacking the essential skills. The speaker ends the sonnet with couplets articulating

Holy Sonnet XIX Oh, to vex me, contraries meet in one: 1 Inconstancy unnaturally hath begot 2 A constant habit; that when I would not 3 I change in vows, and in devotion. 4 As humorous is my contrition 5 As profrane love, and as soon forgot:6 As riddingly distempered, cold and hot,7 As praying, as mute; as infinite, as none.8 I durst not view in heaven yesterday; and today9 In prayers and flattering speeches I court God:10 Tomorrow I wake with true fear of his rod.11 So my devout fits come and

1. INTRODUCTION “So far as I am concerned, poetry and every other art was, is, and forever will be strictly and distinctly a question of individuality.” - E.E. Cummings ("E.E. Cummings.") The following report is devoted to the poem analysis "It Is Funny, You Will Be Dead Some Day" of a well-known poet and novelist E.E. Cummings who became famous for his bright expression of individuality in style and structure. The mentioned poem will later be described and represented as another view of life

Plums are “any of various trees and shrubs (genus Prunus) of the rose family with globular to oval smooth-skinned edible fruits that are drupes with oblong seeds” (Merriam-Webster). To a common home owner, plums are merely household foods. However, to poets and imagists, plums become euphemisms for intense ideas that vary in classical appeals from the ethos of damnation to pathos of sex (Conrad). Two poems in particular- “This is Just to Say” by William Carlos William and “The Word Plum”, by Helen

Per the dictionary democracy is a “government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.”. This definition is well known due to the type of government that runs America today. As time went on democracy’s representation was altered after each time it was practiced in a different civilization. Before democracy came to America it was passed a long way from its possible

Walking Backwards into a Room In the poem, “Backwards,” by Warsan Shire the poem dramatizes the conflict between the long for the past and the hatred of the present. This poem highlights the rough situation that the speaker is in as well as a need for what life was like before. One can easily see that the speaker in this poem is a child in the family, because of the context of line 3, “that’s how we bring Dad back.” This is referring to the longing for their dad before they were in the situation

DeNardo2Isabella DeNardoMrs. ReaAP English20 October 2017“Because I Could Not Stop for Death” Poetry AnalysisThe poem “Because I could Not Stop for Death”, written by Emily Dickinson, isconsidered to be one of the greatest masterpieces in American history. This poem is about thereflection of death and focuses on what happens in the life after death. Many normally think ofdeath as scary and often won't accept it, however, in this poem Dickinson personifies Death andmakes him out to be a compassionate

person feel the presence of their beloved even they are not close to them.   Bibliography Henri, Adrian, Roger McGough, and Brian Patten. The Mersey Sound. London: Penguin Books, 2007 [1967] Medina Casado, Carmelo. Poetas Ingleses Del Siglo XX. Madrid: Sintesis, 2007 Wade, Stephen. Gladsongs and Gatherings: Poetry and Its Social Context in Liverpool Since the 1960s. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2001 Further bibliography Charu B. "Summary of “Love Is...” by Adrian Henri." World's Largest